Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford in Central Park (1932)
Born	Samuel Jones Grundy February 12, 1898(1898-02-12) Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died	June 11, 1966 (aged 68) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Other name(s)	Wally Ford
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Martha Haworth (1922-1966)

Wallace Ford (February 12, 1898 - June 11, 1966) was an English-born American movie and television actor who, with his friendly appearance and stocky build later in life, appeared in a number of movie westerns and B-movies.

Biography

Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he began as a vaudeville actor before performing on Broadway.^[1] He appeared in over 200 films including 13 directed by John Ford, who is no relation to him. He also appeared in a 1964 episode of The Andy Griffith Show as Roger Hanover, Aunt Bee's old flame.

Partial Filmography

• Freaks (1932)
• The Lost Patrol (1934)
• The Informer (1935)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
• The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
• The Green Years (1946)
• T-Men (1947)
• Dead Reckoning
• The Set-Up (1949)
• Harvey (1950)
• The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)
• She Couldn't Say No (1954)
• The Man From Laramie (1955)
• The Matchmaker (1958)
• A Patch of Blue (1965)

Television

• Damon Runyon Theater (1955)
• The Andy Griffith Show (1964)

References

1. ^ Allmovie biography on Wallace Ford

External links

• Wallace Ford at the Internet Movie Database
• Wallace Ford at the Internet Broadway Database
• Wallace Ford at TV.com
• Wallace Ford at Find A Grave

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